Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder-Chapter 549: Ch I Am Her Destiny

In truth, Yino had never actually harbored those kinds of base, lewd thoughts toward Ruoning. He felt that Ruoning was like the childhood crush from next door. She was the young miss of the Liu family, beautiful and talented, and blessed by the destiny. She was destined to become a stunning immortal of her generation. In contrast, Yino had been a cannon fodder villain who could barely look after himself back then. He felt that if he could just avoid ending up destitute on the streets and begging for her charity, he would have already done well for himself.

However, it was impossible to say Yino didn’t feel a hint of possessiveness. With her fresh, clean, and pure appearance, Ruoning had been the kind of girl who sparked Yino’s protective instincts since they were children. If she had been unwilling to give herself to him, Yino likely wouldn’t have had the heart to disturb her cultivation for a long time. This feeling of affection overriding his baser instincts was fundamentally different from the immediate lust he had felt when he first saw Yuyan.

Yet, Yino never expected that their first time would be initiated by Ruoning, who had always been so pure and conservative. Adhering to his personal principle of not wasting a bad girl and not disappointing a good one, Yino saw no reason to refuse now that Ruoning had willingly walked into the tiger’s den. Otherwise, why had he gone to the Liu mansion to ruin the engagement and cripple Lin Ze, and why had he traveled all the way to the Liuli Sect? Was it just to hear Ruoning say thank you and then fly away like some great philanthropist who does good deeds without leaving his seed behind?

Since they both shared the same feelings, Yino and Ruoning reached an agreement and planned to find some time in the next few days to finish that exciting and monumental life event as soon as possible. Before that, however, they needed to return to Jinglan Peak to let Ye Chaerin and Yuyan know they were safe. Yino also had to report the details of his conversation with that important figure from the Liu mansion to Chaerin.

On the way up the mountain, Ruoning couldn’t help but grasp the young man’s hand with a preoccupied expression.

"Um..."

"I... I heard the teachers talk about those things back in the private school when I was little..."

"They said that if you calculate the time of your period correctly, you can stay within the safe window and avoid accidentally having a baby..."

"So, I already calculated it on the calendar earlier, and tonight is the safest time..."

With her head hanging low in embarrassment, Ruoning spoke softer and softer. She had wanted to bring this up the entire way, but she hadn’t gathered enough courage back in the peach forest, and there were too many young disciples greeting them on the road through the Liuli Sect. Now that they were halfway up Jinglan Peak and surrounded by no one, Ruoning finally bolstered her courage to continue talking about such private matters with Yino.

"But we are both cultivators. Is it really necessary to be that precise?"

Yino walked ahead, feeling a bit puzzled.

"Of... of course we have to! cultivators need to calculate it even more. I heard Senior Yuyan say your Yang energy is very potent. If you’re too aggressive and it happens in one go, what would I do?"

With a blushing face, Ruoning spoke with total sincerity. It was clear she truly acknowledged Yino. Whether it was his achievements in martial arts since childhood or the feedback she received from privately consulting Yuyan or Chaerin, everything gave Ruoning incredibly high expectations for Yino’s physical capabilities. In fact, she was even a little afraid deep down. She wasn’t as experienced or composed as Yuyan or the fox demon, and her cultivation wasn’t as powerful as Yino’s. Ruoning didn’t know if she could actually handle his peak Yang essence.

"I mean, Yino, you probably don’t plan on having a baby this early either, right?" Ruoning pressed further.

"I certainly don’t. We’re still too young. Our current focus should be on our cultivation, shouldn’t it?"

Yino nodded seriously. However, he soon raised an eyebrow as he began to understand Ruoning’s worries. "Actually, you don’t need to be so nervous about this. Senior Sister and Jinyue know some special alchemy and cultivation methods. Not only can they avoid the situation you’re worried about, but they can also regulate Yin and Yang essence to a certain extent to improve your own cultivation. So, before you decide to go through with it, it’s better to consult senior Yuyan first."

"Wait, there are actually cultivation methods like that?!"

With wide eyes and a flushed face, Ruoning looked at him in shock. Yino shrugged helplessly.

"Of course. We’re all cultivators. Spiritual Energy isn’t for nothing; we have to apply Spiritual Energy and immortal arts to every aspect of life..."

"Otherwise, if we relied on the crude methods of mortals, Yuyan would probably be sitting in Ranmo Peak with a massive belly by now. The heavy Yang essence of a cultivator you’re worried about is only difficult to handle for mortals without cultivation. But you are also at the Nascent Soul stage. As long as the gap in our realms isn’t too large, there is no true energy in this world that True Fire cannot refine."

Ruoning listened obediently, but every time she thought of the descriptions, she couldn’t help but cover her lower abdomen. With her delicate body trembling slightly, her face grew redder and redder. Seeing how innocent she was, Yino couldn’t help but curl his lips. His mischievous side took over, and he stopped in his tracks to press his index finger gently against Ruoning’s belly, injecting a wisp of Spiritual Energy.

"Eek!!!!!"

With a sensitive reaction, the girl immediately let out a trembling cry of surprise. Yino laughed.

"See? That is the effect of Spiritual Energy. If you’re really not good at alchemy, I can help you use your energy to refine it outside your body when the time comes."

"Is that so..."

With her face lowered in shame, Ruoning seemed to think of something. She murmured with a hint of inexplicable disappointment, "I always felt that the crystallization of love I heard about as a child sounded so sacred, but now that I know the mechanics, it doesn’t seem as holy as the teachers said."

Yino stopped teasing her and continued as they walked.

"Actually, it can still be the crystallization of love when we need it to be, it’s just that right now, we have long lifespans and aren’t at the age where we need to carry on the family line. The world of cultivation has always been like this. Unless forced by external factors, powerful cultivators almost never leave behind offspring during the rising phase of their careers. They usually only place their hopes on future children when they reach a bottleneck and have no hope of breaking through. Therefore, the energy that overflows from intimacy between a man and a woman can be converted into cultivation progress for both through certain immortal techniques."

Ruoning followed behind and listened intently like an obedient student in class.

"But, if one can use alchemy to refine Yang essence and increase cultivation like Senior Yuyan... then during Dual Cultivation, wouldn’t a lot of essence be taken from the man every time?"

Ruoning seemed to have spotted a potential flaw.

"Physiologically speaking, that is true. Because female cultivators have an extra natural furnace, they often have the advantage in dual cultivation. That’s why the truly powerful male cultivators in this world don’t just leave their seed in mortals, because that would waste their Yang essence."

Yino explained seriously. He paused for a moment, then turned around and held up an index finger with a faint smile. "However, thanks to the hard work and research of the seniors from the Harmony Sect years ago, the art of harmony is widespread now. There are plenty of techniques that allow men to absorb true energy from women as well."

"So..."

"As you can see, even though I’ve been sleeping with Senior Sister for so long, my cultivation hasn’t been one-sidedly drained. The principle is that she isn’t just refining my Yang essence. During the process of Body Integration, I also absorb a lot of the Yin essence I need for my cultivation from her innate Frost Holy Physique. In this way, it’s a mutually beneficial fusion of Yin and Yang. There are many tricks to it. Besides the mutual supplementation of Yin and Yang, certain special types of energy and cultivation methods require the different constitutions of both a man and a woman to be refined together."

"For example..."

"If I want to condense sword energy, then without a doubt, Senior Yuyan’s innate Frost Holy Physique and the years of sword energy nurtured in her Dantian are the best furnace for me. I can use her body as a furnace to refine my own sword energy. And what if I want to refine some Original Liuli needed for illusion techniques now?"

At the end of his sentence, Yino gave a meaningful smile. He pinched Ruoning’s blushing face; which looked as if she had just discovered a whole new world, and stopped there, smiling without saying another word. For a moment, Ruoning’s face turned red to the extreme. With her arms wrapped around her own body, she imagined the scene of being used as a furnace for Yino’s cultivation. Her lower abdomen trembled even more, and she couldn’t help but squeeze her long legs, clad in white silk, tightly together under her skirt.

For the second half of the mountain path, the two shared a tacit understanding and didn’t continue the detailed discussion. When they reached the courtyard of Jinglan Peak, Yino entered the house and saw the white-robed woman playing chess with the green-robed woman at a stone table. Seeing Yino and Ruoning return, Chaerin rolled up her sleeves and placed the final piece, then looked back at Yino.